An Introduction to Clinical Research Including Critical Appraisal

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Overview

Gaining an understanding of the process, regulation and ethics of research is a core requirement for all higher specialist training courses. Research is a fundamental part of all NHS activity, and facilitation of research is an essential part of the role of all staff within the health service. All consultants, regardless of whether they are affiliated with a university, therefore require knowledge of the research process and experience in research participation.

This two-day online course, which is aimed at early years medical trainees, particularly IMT2, IMT3 and ST4, will equip you with the knowledge of how research works – from study conception, through funding, conduct, analysis and dissemination of the results. Interactive group work will show you how to appraise evidence, write abstracts, review an ethics proposal and pitch a grant proposal. Whether you are thinking of embarking on research or wanting to gain the essential competencies for accreditation, this course will show you how you can engage with research, and trainees with recent research experience will share their stories of what it is like to make the jump from clinical work to the research arena.

Course Directors
Dr Eve Miller-Hodges (Edinburgh)
Dr Alixe Kilgour (Edinburgh)
Dr Roanna Hall (Edinburgh)

Event Delivery:

This event will be delilvered online via Zoom. Registered delegates will be provided with the log in details prior to the course.

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Programme

Day 1 - Wednesday 2 November 2022 - getting started

08.30

Registration and sign in

Session 1

09.00	Introductions & welcome Dr Eve Miller-Hodges, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Inherited Metabolic Diseases and Renal Medicine, University of Edinburgh
09.30	The research process and types of study Dr Alixe Kilgour, Consultant, Medicine of the Elderly, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
10.00	Designing a study – clinical trials Professor Shaun Treweek, Professor of Health Services Research, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen
10.45	Break for tea/coffee

Session 2

11.00	Designing a study – routine healthcare data Dr Michael Poon, SCREDS Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Neurosurgical Registrar, University of Edinburgh
11.40	Constructing a protocol Dr Fiona Gifford, Consultant Nephrologist, NHS Fife
12.10	Applying for funding Dr Robert Hunter, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellow & Honorary Consultant in Renal Medicine, University of Edinburgh/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh
12.40	Lunch break

Session 3

13.45	Approvals & ethics Dr Eve Miller-Hodges, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Inherited Metabolic Diseases and Renal Medicine, University of Edinburgh
14.15	Practical Ethical Review Dr Eve Miller-Hodges, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Inherited Metabolic Diseases and Renal Medicine, University of Edinburgh Details will be given within the precourse papers
14.45	Feedback and discussion
15.15	Break for tea/coffee
Session 4
15.30	Desiging a study Split into small groups to answer one of the suggested study questions and use the learning from the course to help design your study. You will be allocated a group and a question before the course. Allocate one group member as scribe to write a short summary in a word document. Further details will be given in the pre-course material. 1) Introduction: a few sentences of justification for your study 2) Methods: specify your study design, and outline PICO 3) Costs: consider what you will need to perform your study with a brief estimate of costs
	Academic career pathways - Vignettes from researchers
16.30	Dr Iain MacIntyre, Clinical Pharmacologist & Renal Physician, NHS Lothian (pre-recorded)
16.50	Dr Roanna Hall, Consultant Geriatrician, NHS Lothian
17.10	Dr Ailish Nimmo, ST 6 in Renal Medicine, South East Scotland
17.30	Close of day one

Day 2 - Thursday 3 November 2022 - doing the research

08.30

Registration and sign in

Session 1

09.00

"The funding panel" Feedback on study design (plenary)
Each group to present their study, and faculty to feedback and decide whether study should be funded

09.30

Project management and data management
Dr Meghan Perry, Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases and General Internatl Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh (pre-recorded)

10.15

Analysing your data
Dr Andrew Chapman, Specialist Registrar, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology, University of Edinburgh

11.00

Course break for tea/coffee

Session 2

11.15

Writing up and publishing your results
Dr Susan Shenkin, Reader in Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant, NHS Lothian

11.45

Writing an abstract:
Dr Neil Watson, Neurology Registrar, NHS Lothian

You will be split into assigned pairs/threes. Details on paper and guidance on abstract format for the conference you are submitting to will be included in the pre-course material.

12.30

Lunch break

Session 3

13.30	Group evaluation and discussion of the abstracts Dr Eve Miller-Hodges; Dr Alixe Kilgour; Dr Roanna Hall
14.00	Brief introduction to critical appraisal Dr Thulani Ashcroft, General Practitioner NHS Lothian and Research Assistant , Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
14.45	Critical Appraisal You will be split into small groups to critically appraise a selected paper. Details of paper will be provided in the pre-course material.
15.45	Critical appraisal feedback from individual groups and summarise main learning points Dr Thulani Ashcroft, General Practitioner NHS Lothian and Research Assistant , Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
16.15	Summing up Dr Alixe Kilgour, Consultant, Medicine of the Elderly, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
16.30	Close

Fees

Online booking for this event closes on 13 October 2022 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Education Co-ordinator for further information.

Places are restricted to 30, so please book early to avoid disappointment

Registration fees
	Fees
Standard fee	£119
RCPE Fellow & Member	£109

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within seven days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the event co-ordinator.

Further Information

This online course will be delivered on Zoom and is aimed at early years medical trainees, particularly IMT2, IMT3 and ST4. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees page).

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

A limited number of places are available. If you are unsure about eligibility, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event.

Venue:

Online, Online, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

140489

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Event Coordinator

Margaret Farquhar

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3636

Email

m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk

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An Introduction to Clinical Research Including Critical Appraisal

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Overview

Event Delivery:

Day 1 - Wednesday 2 November 2022 - getting started

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Day 2 - Thursday 3 November 2022 - doing the research

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Invoices

Cancellation policy

Certificates

Credits

Activity Code

Event Coordinator

Telephone

Email